What the Greyhounds didn't anticipate was they would be off their own game.

Lincoln Park made many unforced errors and fell to Cardinal Gibbons 5-2 at home on Tuesday afternoon.

"It was a tough day," Lincoln Park coach Jill Corey said. "They were good, but we had too many unforced errors. We've got to cut those down."

Before the singles matches began, Corey figured No. 1 Michelle Sabado and No. 2 Jennifer Gosney would have their hands full with Kristin Wiley and Delaney Edwards – Gibbons' top two players, but thought Lincoln Park would be able to pull out the other three.

Instead, the Greyhounds dropped four of the five singles matches and were mathematically eliminated before doubles play began.

"When it started, I was very optimistic," Corey said. "We had our (No.) 3, 4 and 5 singles up to begin with and I thought, 'Yes. We'll get those three; win one of the two doubles and go on to Thursday.'

"And then my No. 4 kind of had a semi-meltdown and my No. 3, she just couldn't pull it back out at the end. Michelle and Jennifer at 1 and 2, had a very tough match, because those girls and very, very good.

Wiley beat Sabado 6-1, 6-3 and Edwards topped Gosney 6-2, 6-3.

"Those two are just doing a great job," Gibbons coach Charles Bolender said. "They two of them have just one loss this year. I'm really proud of them. I don't see anyone touching them in doubles in the state."

"I was serving pretty good and my forehand was there," McGarity said. "I was down a little in the second set, but I got it back and I won.

"We knew they were going to be good, but we didn't play our best. I think some of players expected to play better than this."

Despite the loss, Sabado (the District 13-2A champion) and the doubles team of Sabado and Gosney (also district champions) will advance to the FHSAA Finals, which start on April 15. The team competition will take place at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry and the individual competition will be held at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford.

"(Tuesday's match) didn't turn out the way I wanted it to, but you have days like that sometimes," said Sabado, the team's lone senior. "As for states, my partner and I are preparing for it. We're looking for better results."